Gemma Houghton
Gemma Houghton | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 31 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Western Australia[1] | ||
Draft | 2016 free agent: Fremantle | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017–2022 (S6) | Fremantle | 46 (40) | |
2022 (S7)– | Port Adelaide | 14 (20) | |
Total | 60 (60) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Source: AustralianFootball.com |
Gemma Houghton (born 31 December 1993) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Houghton was recruited by Fremantle as a free agent in October 2016.[2] She had never played AFL before, having been found through a talent search open to all athletes. She previously played high level basketball.[3]
Houghton made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[4] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.[5]
Playing for the Swan Districts Football Club in the 2018 WAFL Women's competition, Houghton won the Mandy McSherry Medal, the teams best and fairest award.[6]
After only playing two games in 2018, Houghton played in all eight of Fremantle's games in 2019, kicking 9 goals to be the club's leading goalkicker. Her athleticism and strong marking was recognised with selection in the 2019[7] and 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian teams.[8] The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Houghton obtain her second AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named in the half forward position.[9][10]
Her brother
On 10 May 2022, Houghton signed with expansion club Port Adelaide for 2022 AFL Women's season 7[11] and scored their inaugural goal in Round 1.
Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[5]
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2017 | Fremantle | 27 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 11 | 28 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 0 |
2018 | Fremantle | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0 |
2019 | Fremantle | 27 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 22 | 73 | 25 | 35 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3 |
2020 | Fremantle | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 54 | 24 | 78 | 26 | 20 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2 |
2021 | Fremantle | 27 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 73 | 35 | 108 | 27 | 26 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 8 |
Career | 34 | 31 | 31 | 218 | 107 | 325 | 92 | 113 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 9.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 13 |
References
- ^ Port Adelaide Player Profile - Gemma Houghton
- ^ "AFLW: Freo finalise list". Fremantle FC. Bigpond. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "How Gemma Houghton found her way to Freo". Fremantle FC. Fox Footy. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Gemma Houghton". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Swans appoints Aboriginal and Multicultural Development Officer". Swan Districts Football Club. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (2 April 2019). "Phillips named AFLW's best but future up in the air". The Age. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ Laughton, Max (27 April 2020). "AFL Women's 2020: AFLW All-Australian team 2020, nominees, 40-woman squad, club-by-club representatives". Fox Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- Telstra Media.
External links
- Gemma Houghton's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Gemma Houghton at AustralianFootball.com
- Gemma Houghton on Instagram